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Structural and Electronic Study of an Amorphous MoS 3 Hydrogen‐Generation Catalyst on a Quantum‐Controlled Photosensitizer
Author(s) -
Tang Ming L.,
Grauer David C.,
LassalleKaiser Benedikt,
Yachandra Vittal K.,
Amirav Lilac,
Long Jeffrey R.,
Yano Junko,
Alivisatos A. Paul
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201104412
Subject(s) - triethanolamine , photosensitizer , catalysis , amorphous solid , photochemistry , molybdenum , solar fuel , materials science , nanocrystal , hydrogen production , hydrogen , visible spectrum , photocatalysis , chemical engineering , chemistry , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , metallurgy , analytical chemistry (journal) , engineering
Light–water reactor : An amorphous molybdenum sulfide species structurally similar to reduced MoS 3 is shown to be photocatalytically active for hydrogen generation from H 2 O with visible light (see picture; TEOA=triethanolamine). Thermally deposited in one step, MoS 3 is photosensitized by quantum‐controlled semiconductor nanocrystals that serve as model systems for the photophysics of solar fuel generation.